Collar



Mar. 27, 1923.,

CLLAR.

FILED NOV-8, 1920.

ATTORNEY WITNES:

Patented Mar. 27, 1923.

UNITED STATES JOSEPH M. LUKACS, OF PAWNEE, ILLINOIS.

COLLAR.

Application led November 8, 1920. Serial No. 422,646.

T o all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, .IosErH M. LUKACS, a citizen of Czechoslovakia, residing at Pawnee, in the county of Sangamon and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Collars. of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a collar, and the object. is to provide a soft collar so made that a ready made bow tie may be worn in connection therewith` with means for securing the bow per se in position.

A further object is to provide means for securing the outer fold of a soft collar to the collar band, in order that the points of the collar may maintain the most satisfactory position, and so that pockets will be provided for the wing portions of the tie.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists in novel features of construction hereinafter described land claime l.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a collar, with the bow in position; Figure 2 is a vertical section through one end portion of the col'lar and the bow; Figure 3 is aA vhorizontal sec-tion, on line 3 3, of Figure2; Figuretis a perspective view of the tie including the neck portion and the bow; Figure 5 is a perspective view showing fastening devices for the tie differently applied.

In carrying out my invention I employ a collar having the usual band and the outer fold l2. the article being known as a soft collar.

The band is provided with a central'button hole 13 and the buttonholes at the ends as shown at 14 and 15.

In order to connect the points of the collar With'the band, so that these points will maintain a satisfactory and graceful position, I provide snap fastening devices 16 of the well known type, one element being connected with the collar band, and the complementary elementbeing connected indirectly with the fold.

A strip of suitablev exible materia] is connected with the outer fold 12 of the collar by sewing or stitching and one of the elements of the snap fastening just referred to may be mounted on this strip. Also mounted on the strip is one element Iof a snap fastening 21 adapted for securing in positio'n the wing of a bow tie. When the snap fastening 16 is secured, a pocketis formed between the collar band and the fold l2 into, which the ends of the bow tie extends, and these ends are each provided with an element of the snap fastening 2l, cooperating with the element secured to the strip.

The bow ties are to be made of such proportions ythat they will readily fit different styles and sizes of collars, andv assume proper position with reference thereto. Itl will thus benecessary to manufacture the tie-s in various sizes for use in connection with the collar herein referred to.

It will of course be understood that the fastening devices referred to as being provided at the points of the collar and between the latter and the collar band and tie, duplicate each other on opposite end portions of the collar.

The tie of the how type, includes wings 25 and 26, and a band comprising portions 27 and 28, each having a laterally extending portion, which projects from the lower edge when the tie is in position for use. These lprojecting portions are provided respectively with buttonholes 29 and 30, designed for engagement by the back collar button. The ends of the two portions of the band are further provided with complementary snap fastening devices 32 and 33 for connecting the aforesaid ends.

Instead of placing the snap fastening ele- Lment on the outer side of the wing of the tie, they may be placed as shown in Figure 5v` and the wing worn outside of the collar.

In the use of the device it is possible to place the tie in absolutely correct position without loss of time, and a tie of this type vis much more economical than the fourinhand type frequently used. Particular attention is directed to the. fact that no separate device is employed, the two elements. that is the collar and the tie, thus being in themselves sufficient to accomplish Vthe results sought. If at times the user desires to wear a fourinhand tie with the collar, he may of course do so.

What is claimed is:

l. A collar comprising a band and a portion folded with reference thereto and overlying the band when the collar is in use, a strip of flexible material secured to the underside of said folded portion and extending transversely thereof, means connected with said strip for securing a bovs7 tie to tion, at each end thereof, complementary the collar and independent detachable means fastening elements carried by said strip connecting the strip with the band. and by the colla-r band, and an additional 10 2. A collar comprising a band, a portion fastening device carried by said strip for 5 folded with reference to the band and over# securing a tie thereto.

lying said band, a strip of flexible material In testimony whereof I aiix my signature. secured to the underside of said folded por- JOSEPH M. LUKACS. 

